Folios 280-285. Letter from James Saunders, Clerk to the East Dereham Local Board...

Folios 280-285. Letter from James Saunders, Clerk to the East Dereham Local Board in the Mitford and Launditch Poor Law Union, to the Local Government Board. He encloses the newspaper, dated 4 November 1879, circulating in the district of East Dereham, in which the notice of intended reappointment on 13 November 1879, of the Medical Officer of Health and Inspector of Nuisances to the East Dereham Local Board appeared. However the reappointments were not made on that date as there was not a quorum of members present at the meeting, which as a result under a byelaw of the meeting had to be adjourned until 26 November 1879. On the 26 November 1879 the reappointments were duly made, with a copy of the resolution made on that date placed on the particulars of the reappointment on the enclosed forms. He seeks the Board's sanction to the reappointments.
Extract from The Eastern Daily Press, November 4 1879, showing notice of intended appointment of Henry Bird as medical officer and William Nankevell as inspector of nuisances.
'Appointment of Medical Officer of Health' form, for Henry Bird Vincent as medical officer for the Sanitary District of East Dereham, in the Mitford and Launditch Poor Law Union. The form shows Vincent of East Dereham has been deputy poor law medical officer of the Mitford and Launditch Poor Law Union and is being reappointed, dated 26 November 1879. The salary to be £25 per annum. A copy resolution is attached of 26 November 1879 showing that Mr Warren proposed and Mr Gibbs seconded and it was resolved to reappoint Vincent for one year from the expiry of his year of office and at the same salary.
'Appointment of Inspector of Nuisances' form, for William Henry Nankivell as inspector of nuisances for the Sanitary District of East Dereham, in the Mitford and Launditch Poor Law Union. The form shows Nankivell of East Dereham has been an architectural surveyor and is being reappointed as inspector of Nuisances from 26 November 1879. The salary to be £20 per annum. A copy resolution is attached of 26 November 1879 showing that Nankivell is reappointed Inspector of Nuisances for one year from the expiry of his year of office and at the same salary.
Annotated: 'Mr Courtenay Boyle. sanction appointment of Medical Officer of Health until the 29 September 1880 and request reply to query number 17 in the form relating to [J of it]. One months' notice'. 12 December 1879.
Annotated: 'I Concur'. Courtenay Boyle, Local Government Inspector'. 13 December 1879.
Annotated: 'Sanction and proceed accordingly'. 15 December 1879.
[See also paper number 77392/B/1879.]

Paper Number: 91740/1879.

Poor Law Union Number: 302.

Counties: Norfolk.